Kurt Thomas

It's unfortunate the Bulls' 2010 free-agent summit with LeBron James and their perfunctory dalliance this summer didn't land the four-time most valuable player. Beyond the prodigious skills that would've been on display in Chicago, James and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau would have been a match made in basketball heaven. "We're two teams that are trying to get better and two teams that have aspirations of winning a championship," James said after the Cavaliers' Oct. 20 preseason meeting with the Bulls. "Both teams know it's a process and it's not right now that you accomplish it. But it is right now that you create the habits." Be...

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